The Evil Dead

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Summary: Heck yeah!!!
Review: I'm sure I don't really need to add my review to the pile, but here I go. The first of three (too bad there's not more) is awesome! I saw it at the drive-in movies a long time ago with some stoner friends and we all went crazy over it. Sam Raimi is a movie genius and did so many really cool effects on such a low budget. This is the type of movie that makes a cult classic a cult classic. I am a lifetime Evil Dead fan! Bruce rules!!

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Summary: For horror fans, this book's for you!
Review: The story of this extremely brutal film involves five college students named Ash (Bruce Campbell), Scotty (Hal Delrich), Shelly (Sarah York), Linda (Betsy Baker), and Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), going up to a rented cabin in the woods for a vacation. Soon, after getting settled, they check out the basement, where Ash and Scotty find a mystical dagger, the "Necronomicon ex Mortis", or book of the dead, and a tape recorder. The recorder is played, with a professor rattling off a incantation that brings an evil spirit to life that possesses Cheryl and destroys the only bridge out of there. As his friends fall victim one by one to the spirit, Ash must find a way to stop the evil once and for all.

A horror movie made on a shoestring budget, most people would label this as garbage, but it's not. It's ENTERTAINING garbage. The performances, especially by Bruce Campbell, are excellent. The gore effects are really stomach-churning: hands being bitten off, melting, stabbings, decomposing, and a decapatation are among them. The video and audio quality are incredible for a movie this old. The extras are packed, inclusding the packaging, which a recreation of the book prop in the movie. The trailer, TV spots, and still gallery are there, with the documentaries DISCOVERING EVIL DEAD, on introducing Europe to Evil Dead, and FANALYSIS, on Bruce Campbell's reaction to fans, being well done. The commentary track is very informative, and the behind the scenes footage is excellent, seeing the cast try those creepy voices without the sound modulator, and the cast acting silly between takes. A collectible and informative booklet is there too. all in all, the so far ULTIMATE edition of thiss cool film.

THE EVIL DEAD
(1982, R)
Ash: Bruce Campbell
Cheryl: Ellen Sandweiss
Scotty: Hal Delrich
Linda: Betsy Baker
Shelly: Sarah York
Voice on Recorder: Bob Dorian

Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Sam Raimi

MOVIE: 5
VIDEO: 5
AUDIO: 5
EXTRAS: 5
MENUS: 5
OVERALL: 5

Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Horror Movies Ever Created
Review: If you like zombies, monsters, or anything else that will scare people, "The Evil Dead" has it. This movie is one of my personal favorite movies of all-time. This movie was followed by two sequels and two video games (get a fistful of boomstick). The gore factor is very high (the only way to kill the "deadites" is two chop them up) and there is a lot of suspense. There is even a scene where a woman is raped by a tree! I highly recomend this movie if you are a die-hard horror fan.

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Summary: Great fun
Review: THE EVIL DEAD is a horror movie with virtually no plot, cheesy acting and obviously low-budget special effects. It's also a remarkably unique and visionary film that, thanks to Sam Raimi's skilled direction, ends up being a very effective experiment in terror. It starts off a bit slow (the real carnage doesn't begin until about halfway through) but soon finds its pace, alternating eerie quiet scenes with jarring action sequences. EVIL DEAD posits a pretty groovy way of killing off the zombies: chopping 'em up into as many pieces as possible. Yes folks, this movie is GORY. Those afraid of a little (OK a lot) of bloodshed had better steer clear. This is also the only entry in the series that was actually conceived as a "serious" horror film; the other two, while very clever and entertaining, are more in the comedy vein. With Halloween approaching as I write this, there may be no better time to do battle with THE EVIL DEAD.

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Summary: Second Best Evil Dead DVD Edition EVER!
Review: This is the best movie ever made for us, "gore hounds". The movie is about a group of teens who go to a cabin in the middle of Tenessee mountains, and, there, they awake a demon that lies within the Book Of The Dead. And they soon find out they're trapped in there, and there's no escape. Who will survive, if anyone?
Elite Entertainment has been sucessful in this DVD edition... There are two great commentaries: one with Bruce Campbell (Main Actor, "Ashley") alone, another with Sam Raimi (Director) and Rob Tapert (Producer). They are very informative and fun. There is a Still Gallery featuring more than 150 photos too, awesome pics... The Theatrical Trailer is here too, along with Charpter Selection and a 20-minute "making-of". It's not exactly a making-of, but it has behind-the-scenes footage and some alternative takes. The menus are animated too.
The sound in 5.1 is great, no complains at all. It's a full screen edition (no complains too, because my TV is not widescreen, you see..). Unfortunately this edition is not captioned, but it won't make me take out any of those 5-stars.
The movie has Approx. 85 minutes, and it's Unrated (well, it's actually NC-17, because of brutal violence and gore). This DVD is only worst than the Book Of The Dead Edition (by Anchor Bay), and that is all.

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Summary: this is where dreams are made from
Review: c'mon this is the best, that's it, nothing more can be said about this great masterpiece. it's better than you!

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Summary: Evil Dead--A Masterpiece!
Review: Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead' is instantly a film to be remembered and is a definite foundation for the horror genre that followed. Though audiences of today may wince at this film's extreme gore (and "cheesiness"), they shouldn't fail to remember that this film is driven by unique wit and style. The way this film was crafted created a sense of "unbalance," which is one of the themes in this masterpiece. You become "The Force" as it veers through the woods, you slide alongside an oozing corpse on the cabin floor, you peek through the grungy basement door and rattle the rusty chains--you actually become part of this clever film. The enthralling nature of this movie is what pressures me to hold it high. If you're a horror movie fan, you're fooling yourself until you see this one.

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Summary: *** 1/2
Review: It was the fall of 1979 when Sam Raimi, Robert G. Tapert and Bruce Campbell teamed to begin filming on "Book of the Dead" - which in 1981 was released and re-titled. Since then, THE EVIL DEAD has become a legend and a classic, as well as a milestone for the horror films.

THE EVIL DEAD centers around a group of college students journeying to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of fun. Fun for someone - something, excuse me - else, but not for them, as it turns out. After playing a tape reciting demon resurrections, well - the demons are resurrected and unleashed upon the kids. Eventually, only one remains - Ash (played by cult legend Bruce Campbell), who, armed with a shotgun, must defend himself and chop up his girlfriend. Uh...I think you might just wanna watch it for yourself.

Raimi's directing is good, and his script is quite the predictable - if not fun - bunch of gory thrills, while Campbell is great. Let's not go into Lo Duca's mediocre score.

Definitely worth a watch, but be prepared - it's super gory, super scary, and super thrilling.

OVERALL: 3.5 [Above Average] out of 5 [Flawless]

Rating:
Summary: The dumbest movie in the world!
Review: This movie [stunk] so horribly bad, I don't see how anyone could like this movie, and the second one didn't even relate to the first one. The graphics [stunk] so bad, it wouldn't even scare a little kid, it would probably make him laugh. My advice don't rent this movie or buy it, but if you like horrible actors and really bad graphics then go for it, but you'll regret watching it, trust me. P.S. don't watch the second one either.

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Summary: The dumbest movie in the world!
Review: This movie [was] so horribly bad, I don't see how anyone could like this movie, and the second one didn't even relate to the first one. The graphics [were] so bad, it wouldn't even scare a little kid, it would probably make him laugh. My advice don't rent this movie or buy it, but if you like horrible actors and really bad graphics then go for it, but you'll regret watching it, trust me. P.S. don't watch the second one either.